#702 Sharon Van Etten & Opinions on Jamila Woods

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4.3 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2019

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Edgy folk-rocker Sharon Van Etten is busier than ever after quitting the music industry four years ago. Now she’s back and experimenting with new sounds, like the vintage synthesizer that lives in her New York City rehearsal space. Sharon joins hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot for an interview and performance of music from her latest release, Remind Me Tomorrow. They also review the new record from Chicago singer and poet Jamila Woods.

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0:00.0	So now, ladies and gentlemen, it is star time. Are you ready for star time? From W.BeeZ Chicago and PRX, this is sound opinions. I'm Jim De Regattis.
0:28.0	And I'm Greg Kot, singer and songwriter Sharon Van Aten is busier than ever, and she says taking a break from the road allowed opportunities to come knocking.
0:36.3	As soon as I decided to be off the road and became available, other opportunities presented themselves.
0:44.3	But if I was on tour, I would have had to say no to all of it.
0:48.5	Sharon Van Eten joins us for an exclusive performance and interview.
0:52.3	And we'll review Jamila Woods, new album. exclusive performance and interview and will review
0:53.1	Jamila Woods new out.
0:55.1	That's all coming up on sound opinions.
1:00.0	You're listening to sound opinions and later in the show we will review the new album by
1:05.4	Jamila Woods, a brilliant young artist, activist, poet, rapper, musician from this vibrant Chicago scene, Greg.
1:15.0	But first, we have an interview and a performance from Sharon Van Aten. you're reaching with hands falling out flat when you don't understand who I am.
1:30.3	Songwriter Sharon Van Nettin's been a favorite of ours for a long time Jim.
1:34.0	We had her in the show in 2012 after her third album, Tramp came out a brilliant record.
1:39.6	Two years later she released her fourth album, Are We There, which we both loved.
1:44.5	She seemed to be on a career asset, nothing stopping her.
1:48.8	Except herself, she went on hiatus for five years.
1:51.3	She took a break from the music industry, did a bunch of other stuff.
1:55.3	In January, she broke her silence with Remind Me Tomorrow, a masterpiece of a record.
2:00.7	More keyboard heavy than anything she'd done previously. A new sound. a new
2:05.0	approach and a fresh set of songs describing where her life is at right now.
2:10.0	We recently had Sharon and her band perform for us and some loyal
2:14.0	listeners at Talia Hall here in Chicago. Even though Sharon wasn't making a lot of
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